title: Speech development.
abstract: Babies are born nonverbal, yet they spontaneously and seemingly effortlessly acquire the complex skills necessary for oral communication. Interestingly, many of these skills have "golden periods" of maximally efficient learning--failure to acquire the skill at that time may lead to speech delay. This article discusses the normal pattern of speech development.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Velleman
mesh_terms: D002663:Child Language; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D013518:Surgery, Plastic